Nico Boyd ducks under some heavily snow laden tress as makes her way to school along a Dromore Avenue sidewalk in Winnipeg on Monday, March 5, 2018. Roads and schools are closed in a number of areas across southern and central areas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan thanks to a widespread weather system that’s dumped several centimetres of snow. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)

Roads and schools are closed in a number of areas across southern and central areas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan thanks to a widespread weather system that’s dumped several centimetres of snow.

What’s known as a Colorado low has dropped upwards of 30 centimetres on southern Manitoba, with Winnipeg getting about half that amount so far.

Gates closed Highway 75 from Winnipeg to the U.S. border early Monday. (CHRISD.CA)

WINNIPEG — Southern Manitoba awoke Monday to a blast of winter, closing schools, cancelling buses and making the morning commute a headache for motorists.

The city received about 25 centimetres of snow overnight, which began falling at around 10 p.m. Sunday. Southwestern Manitoba could be in store for up to 40 centimetres by the time the Colorado low system moves out of the province.

A winter weather system will roar into Manitoba Tuesday, bringing with it a storm promised to bring several centimetres of snow throughout the province.

West-central regions of Manitoba appear to be on track to receive the brunt of the system, which is originating in Alberta and tracking eastward from Saskatchewan. The Pas and Interlake regions are under snowfall warnings, where accumulation is said to be between 10-20 centimetres.